receptive
English Thesaurus
1. able to absorb liquid (not repellent) (adj.all)
| similar | : | absorbent, absorptive, |
| definition | : | having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all) |
2. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all)
| similar | : | afferent, |
| definition | : | of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all) |
3. open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all)
| similar | : | pervious, |
| definition | : | admitting of passage or entrance (adj.all) |
4. ready or willing to receive favorably (adj.all)
| similar | : | admissive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or allowing admission (adj.all) |
| similar | : | assimilative, |
| definition | : | capable of mentally absorbing (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hospitable, |
| definition | : | having an open mind (adj.all) |
5. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all)
| derivation | : | pick up, receive, |
| definition | : | register (perceptual input) (verb.perception) |
6. open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all)
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | regard favorably or with disapproval (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | accept as true or valid (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | invite, receive, take in, |
| definition | : | express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact) |
7. ready or willing to receive favorably (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unreceptive, |
| definition | : | not receptive (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | regard favorably or with disapproval (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | accept as true or valid (verb.cognition) |
8. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all)
| derivation | : | pick up, receive, |
| definition | : | register (perceptual input) (verb.perception) |
9. open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all)
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | regard favorably or with disapproval (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | accept as true or valid (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | invite, receive, take in, |
| definition | : | express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact) |
10. ready or willing to receive favorably (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unreceptive, |
| definition | : | not receptive (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | regard favorably or with disapproval (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | receive, |
| definition | : | accept as true or valid (verb.cognition) |
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